U.S. renews ZTE license to operate in the U.S. temporarilyThe US Commerce Department has granted Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE another extension of the temporary general license to allow US companies to continue doing business with ZTE. ZTE says the further extension of interim relief will let it continue serving customers, partners and suppliers in the United States, and the company is looking forward to investing in other global technology economies.

Apple down to No. 5 in Chinese smartphone market?U.S. tech giant Apple now ranks the No. 5 in China's smartphone market. The latest report from the IDC shows Apple's smartphone sales in the second quarter of this year plummeted 32% from a year ago, dropping it down to No. 5 in the market from No. 3.

China's manned spacecraft Shenzhou-11 reaches launch groundChina's Shenzhou-11 spaceship, set to take two astronauts into space, was delivered to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday. General assembly and testing will begin at the center ahead of its launch scheduled for mid-October, said a statement by China's manned space engineering office.

Chang'e 3 gathers plenty of data in past 30 monthsChina's lunar probe Chang'e 3 has been roaming around the moon for the last two and a half years. Working for 33 lunar nights, it now has the honor of being the probe which has operated the longest on the moon's surface. It's collected 7 terabytes of data including pictures and videos.

New rocket engine could revolutionize air travelEngineers in the UK are busy developing a revolutionary rocket engine which may one day change the nature of air travel, taking passengers from London to Sydney on a journey lasting just four hours.

China starts building its first polar icebreakerChina is planning to build its first domestically produced polar icebreaker. The new vessel is designed to break 1.5 meter thick ice at 2 to 3 knots sailing speed. Shanghai-based Jiangnan Shipyard Co., Ltd made the announcement Friday, saying construction will start by the end of this year.

China eyes world-class cyber-tech multinationalsChina aims to develop a number of cyber-tech multinationals by 2025, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The "Outline of National IT Development Strategy" will steer IT development in China for the next decade.

Tesla unveils new battery-production gigafactoryTesla Motors has unveiled its 5 billion-US Dollar battery "gigafactory" outside Reno, in Nevada. The company is opening the plant earlier than expected in order to ramp up production of its Model 3 sedan.

Chinese scientists to start CRISPR Cas9 trial in AugustA group of Chinese scientists is likely to become the first in the world to inject people with cells modified using the CRISPR Cas9 gene-editing technique. A team at a hospital in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu is planning to test such cells on lung cancer patients.

Facebook drone completes test flightFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company's solar-powered drone has completed a successful test flight. Zuckerberg posted on his Facebook page that the 'Aquila' flew at a high altitude for 96 minutes in Yuma, Arizona.

Chinese HPV vaccine in final stages of clinical testingA China-developed vaccine for HPV, or Human Papilloma Virus, is currently in the final stages of clinical testing. The vaccine is expected to be available in China within two years once it has been approved by Chinese regulators.